The first molecular detection of a Theileria-like species (Apicomplexa: Piroplasmida) in Meriones persicus from western Iran

Kheirandish, Farnaz and Kayedi, Mohammad Hassan and Mostafavi, Ehsan and Hosseini, Seyedeh Zeinab and Arian Karimi, Rouzbahani and Asadollah, osseini-Chegeni (2019) The first molecular detection of a Theileria-like species (Apicomplexa: Piroplasmida) in Meriones persicus from western Iran. J Parasit Dis.

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Abstract

Abstract The archived blood of rodents species such as Meriones, Mus, and Microtus species was investigated in order to detect any piroplasms species. In this study 18S rRNA target gene of piroplasm parasite was amplified by PCR in a Meriones persicus; so, the Locus 1 and Locus 2 of 18S rRNA were sequenced, successfully. A Theileria-like taxa was suspected in accordance with the BLAST analysis of 18S rRNA L1 and L2 with 96% and 91% sequence homology, respectively. The present study was the first report of a Theileria-like species in M. persicus from Iran.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine
Depositing User: samira sepahvandy
Date Deposited: 09 Dec 2019 18:30
Last Modified: 09 Dec 2019 18:30
URI: http://eprints.lums.ac.ir/id/eprint/1873

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